Island. The 402 acre Artificial Island was build by engineers from 1936 to 1937 on the neighboring buena island. 300,000 tons of rock was used to build a seawall around an existing sand ball then followed by filling the interior with dredge material from the bay which was consistent of modern sand. The federal government paid for construction ask three permanent buildings which would serve as a potential future airport. Treasure island was constructed at the same time as the bay bridge and it was a project of Works Progress administration to construct this island, which was initially used to host the Golden Gate International exposition. Carnival gone big. It was busy. It was going to become an airport after the exposition but it was turned over to the navy and turned over to a military base for the next 50 years. 1941, the United States army moved to Treasure Island as america prepared for world war ii. The island was a major training and Education Center with 4. 5 million personnel s
Okay kate, item number two, general Public Comment. This item is to allow members of the public to address the hits committee on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committee, and that do not appear on todays agenda. In addition to general Public Comment, Public Comment will be held during each item on the agenda. Members of the public may address the board once per agenda item for up to two minutes. You will hear a chime indicating you have 30s remaining and a second chime when your two minutes are up. At this time, your microphone will be muted to comply with city rules and maintain hearing decorum. Okay, are there any Public Comments . Seeing none, the next item, please. Item number three evaluation of parks governance alternatives. Good afternoon. Uh, good morning. Uh good morning. Yes morning. Im not. This is, i think maybe the First Committee Board Meeting that ive been to in the morning. First public hearing in the morning. Its very early. Nice to see
after nearly 50 years. hundreds of marches are being held all across the united states to try to pressure congress to reform gun laws. coming after a spate of mass shootings, the rallies are being organised by the group march for our lives. it says it s time to show politicians that americans demand and deserve to live free of gun violence. barbara plett usher reports. another march against gun violence, banging on the doors of the nation s capital. this is a movement powered by young people, demanding the country s leaders take action after yet another school shooting, a horrific massacre in new delhi, texas. iii horrific massacre in new delhi, texas. ., ., texas. if our government can t do anything texas. if our government can t do anything to texas. if our government can t do anything to stop texas. if our government can t do anything to stop 19 - texas. if our government can t do anything to stop 19 kids - do anything to stop 19 kids from being killed and slotted
Welcome to San Francisco James R Herman cruz terminal at pier 27. The first stop for all most 300 thousand people who come here every year from around the world to our beautiful city. I want to tell you about another jewel of the San Francisco port that just celebrated 125 years. The San Francisco Ferry Building. [applause] in the 19th century, commuters and visitors traveled by train or ferry or both. A Ferry Terminal on the waterfront downtown was a practical necessity. It was the sfo of its day. Grand central station. But as we so often do, San Francisco built a practical space a world class beauty, with a 245 foot clock tower along arched arcade, and a interior worthy of a renaissance cathedral. At the foot of Market Street, a beautiful bridge from water to land, the Ferry Building announced to every commuter, every traveller, this is San Francisco. You have arrived. Until that is, [applause] until that is, in the late 1930s when two new bridges the bay and golden gate and rise of
Goldhammer. Mr. Clerk . I like to reminds you to silence phone and electronics. Documents provided me will be include part of the file as should be submitted to myself. Items are expect today appear on the supervisor agenda on october 31, 2023 unless otherwise stated. That completes my announcements. Thank you, mr. Clerk. Call item 1. Item 1 Charter Amendment. To amend the charter of the city of an fran establish Staffing Levels sworn officers of the Police Department requiring a period of 5 years the mayor and the board of supervisors appropriate funds to meet Staffing Levels establishing a Police Full Staffing fun for a period of 5 years the purpose of facilitating minimum staffing and allowing a temporary froze on appropriations to the funds in the budget and economic emergency and election on march 5 of 2024. Thank you. Item one the Police Full Staffing Charter Amendment. We began working on last march. Some of you may recall i anouned this publicly last april after San Franciscos